Thursday, 13 September 2018

Current Affairs- 13 September 2018

Current Affairs have been an important part of competitive examinations and one of the most scoring subjects. Looking at the importance of current affairs in the examinations, we have come up with a new series that will provide you latest updates of each and every day on real-time basis. All these updates will be very beneficial for your upcoming examinations, so stay connected with us to keep yourselves updated with the latest national news, international news, business news, sports news, etc.

1. Former PepsiCo India head D Shivakumar elected as ASCI Chairman

Advertising watchdog ASCI said D Shivakumar, former PepsiCo India head, has been appointed as its chairman.

Shivakumar, who is presently Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group, was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Board of ASCI for a period of three years.

The Afghanistan government has brought on board India's utility major Tata Power for distribution, transmission and generation of power in the war-ravaged South-Asian country.

The Afghanistan government-run power distribution firm, Da Afghanistan Bresha Sherkat (DABS), Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the second India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment show.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Malta to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector, an official release said.